Taxing Text Messages in California Soon
Just received from my brother in Nevada...
California wants to tax your text messages
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 10:45AM
The California Public Utilities Commission is set to vote next month on a proposal to tax text messages.
State regulators say the money would be used to support programs that provide phone service to the poor.
It's unclear how much you'd have to pay per message.
The wireless industry and business groups are fighting the plan.
They say it could cost phone users an extra $44 million a year.
They also say the proposal is unfair because services like Facebook's Messenger and Apple's iMessage wouldn't be hit with the new fee.
(my editorial) Keep in mind that the PUC has no direct activity regarding text messages...they just want to tax them. They would have more justification to text my burps(sorry ladies...)
California wants to tax your text messages
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 10:45AM
The California Public Utilities Commission is set to vote next month on a proposal to tax text messages.
State regulators say the money would be used to support programs that provide phone service to the poor.
It's unclear how much you'd have to pay per message.
The wireless industry and business groups are fighting the plan.
They say it could cost phone users an extra $44 million a year.
They also say the proposal is unfair because services like Facebook's Messenger and Apple's iMessage wouldn't be hit with the new fee.
(my editorial) Keep in mind that the PUC has no direct activity regarding text messages...they just want to tax them. They would have more justification to text my burps(sorry ladies...)
Less communication more poor.
Sounds like regression to me.
http://forliberty.news/2018/12/17/california-decides-not-tax-texting/
https://www.wsj.com/articles/californ...
The progressives want to impose the tax retroactively for 5 years to raise $200 million.
https://centerforindividualism.org/ch...
...and, as always, it would adversely effect those that could least afford it.